Opinion: Matawale, FFK and the Gamut of Haters, By Zailani Bappa
The recent visit of Chief Femi Fani Kayode to Zamfara State has generated a lot of interest, concern and, at some quarters, outright condemnation. Many concerned observers raised issues bordering on religion, tribe and section of the country we belong to. They cited seemigly consistent attacks, denigration and open abhorrence to what we are by the visiting Minister over time which he normally expresses overtly in the media.
However, what I noticed in most of the open resistance to this visit and the honour done to the man is that religion is used as the major basis of attack over this development. Lead actors in this crusade said the state Governor, Bello Mohammed showed his lack of sensitivity to the values of Islam by hosting a man who attacks Muslims and their religion. They said he belongs to the same class as his tomentor.
History is no respecter of hypocrites and the ignoramus in the society. History had it that our dear Prophet did not join the supposedly cursed persons who abused, denigrate and humiliate him. He, instead, prayed for them. And he called them to the right path. His passionate and transparent attitude cajoled most of them to his side over time. And even when he finally triumphed over them as he ontered the city of Makka with dignity, he pardoned all of them.
Chief Femi Fani Kayode has been known to be a critic of many things known to be North especially in the political sense. He has consistently aired his views on the North and indeed, how it is governed and in relation to other parts of the country. It is foolhardy and pedestrian to assume Governor Matawalle will be so crude and unrefined as to join in any discourse that will express him as a bigot. Those who assume he is as low as that are the ones disappointed today.
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